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acostar Future Conjugation

acostar — to put to bed

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Quick answer:

Acostar is regular in the future: acostaré, acostarás, acostará, acostaremos, acostaréis, acostarán.

acostar Future Forms

yoacostaré
túacostarás
él/ella/ustedacostará
nosotrosacostaremos
vosotrosacostaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacostarán

When to Use the Future

Use the future tense to state when you will put someone to bed or to make a prediction.

Notes on acostar in the Future

Acostar is fully regular in the future tense; simply add the endings to the full infinitive.

Example Sentences

  • Te prometo que acostaré a los niños pronto.

    I promise you I will put the kids to bed soon.

    yo

  • Mañana acostaremos a los invitados en el sofá.

    Tomorrow we will lay the guests down on the sofa.

    nosotros

  • Él acostará al perro antes de salir.

    He will put the dog to bed before leaving.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Trying to stem-change to 'acuestaré'.

    Correct: acostaré

    Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive 'acostar' as its base.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: acuesto

Acostar is an O-to-UE stem-changer in the present tense: acuesto, acuestas, acuesta, acostamos, acostáis, acuestan.

Preterite

yo: acosté

Acostar is regular in the preterite: acosté, acostaste, acostó, acostamos, acostasteis, acostaron.

Imperfect

yo: acostaba

Acostar is regular in the imperfect: acostaba, acostabas, acostaba, acostábamos, acostabais, acostaban.

Conditional

yo: acostaría

Acostar is regular in the conditional: acostaría, acostarías, acostaría, acostaríamos, acostaríais, acostarían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: acueste

Acostar has an O-to-UE stem change in the subjunctive: acueste, acuestes, acueste, acostemos, acostéis, acuesten.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: acostara

The imperfect subjunctive of acostar is regular: acostara, acostaras, acostara, acostáramos, acostarais, acostaran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: acuesta

Use acuesta (tú), acueste (usted), and acostad (vosotros) to give orders to put someone to bed.

Negative Imperative

yo: no acuestes

Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no acuestes, no acueste, no acostemos, no acostéis, no acuesten.